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Colonels Advance to Semi-State After Runner-Up Finish at Regionals
The Henderson County Colonels turned in a strong performance at Tuesday's Region 2 Golf Tournament at Hopkinsville High Country Club finishing runner-up with a team score of 316. With the second-place...
Greg Busby Sep 23, 2025 Henderson County High School Boys Golf Team pose with their Region 2 Tournament Runner-Up Trophy at Hopkinsville Country Club. (L to R): Mason Ranes, Jake Hayden, Bentley Simpson, Levi Smith, Wyatt DeWitt, and Ben Alexander.
Henderson County lifts burn ban
Henderson County has rescinded the burn ban as of this morning. Officials say that recent rains have alleviated the dangerously dry conditions that prompted the ban. Conditions in some portions of the...
Erin Sep 23, 2025
Lady Colonels Golf Advance to Semi-State After Marathon Regional Tournament
What turned into a marathon day at the Henderson Country Club, the Region 2 Girls Golf Tournament featured a 3 hour and 45 minute weather delay before play began and another 40-minute lightning delay ...
Greg Busby Sep 22, 2025
Henderson Schools' Wolfe named Pupil Personnel of the Year
Henderson County Schools' Kasey Farmer Wolfe has been named Kentucky's 2025 Director of Pupil Personnel of the Year. Wolfe received the honor during the Kentucky Directors of Pupil Personnel conferenc...
Erin Sep 22, 2025
Colonels grind out Homecoming win over Daviess County, 7-6
HENDERSON, Ky. - On a night that featured a two-hour weather delay, a defensive slugfest, and the pageantry of Homecoming, the Henderson County Colonels (2-2) gave their fans something to celebrate wi...
John Reynolds Sep 20, 2025
Webster County man to serve 30 years for rape and abuse of infant
DIXON, Ky. (Sept. 19, 2025) - A Webster County man will serve 30 years in prison for the rape and abuse of an infant. Mykill D. Puckett, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree rape (victim un...
Erin Sep 19, 2025
Railroad Crossing Work Planned in Davies-Henderson Counties
HENDERSON, Ky.- CSX Railroad has notified the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet that it plans to close a section of U.S. 60 in northern Daviess County and southern Henderson County this week to make rep...
Erin Sep 15, 2025
Vehicle and Human Remains Located in Ohio River Near Morganfield
MORGANFIELD, Ky. - Kentucky State Police are investigating after a vehicle and human remains were discovered in the Ohio River near a boat ramp off Dike Lane in Morganfield, Kentucky (Union County). A...
Erin Sep 15, 2025
Henderson County falls short in 40-14 loss to Gibson Southern
On a night when Gibson Southern's offense clicked from the first snap, the Titans made a loud statement, rolling past Henderson County 40-14 in front of a charged-up home crowd in Fort Branch, Indiana...
John Reynolds Sep 13, 2025
Gov. Beshear Announces RISING, a Documentary From Team Kentucky on Rebuilding Eastern Kentucky Following 2022 Floods
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 11, 2025) - Team Kentucky has produced a new documentary about the historic 2022 floods in Eastern Kentucky. RISING tells the story of the strength and resilience of Eastern Kent...
Erin Sep 11, 2025